Therapist profile
Angela Medina, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Parenting and Family concerns
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- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness practice
- Trauma-informed care
About Angela
Angela Medina is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Her practice focuses on straightforward conversations and practical strategies. She listens for patterns in thinking and behavior, then helps people test small changes that can ease daily life. Angela draws on cognitive and solution-focused methods alongside mindfulness and trauma-informed techniques.
She has extensive experience supporting people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. That work often includes pacing sessions to match how a person feels ready to proceed and using techniques that reduce strong emotional reactions. Angela also assists those dealing with grief, caregiver stress, addictions, ADHD, and mood challenges like bipolar disorder.
Many clients reach out about family-related concerns, parenting strain, blended family issues, and family-of-origin problems. With these issues she aims to improve communication, manage conflict, and clarify practical next steps rather than provide labels or quick fixes. She also addresses multicultural factors, immigration-related stress, money concerns, and feelings of isolation.
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. People who prefer clear tools, brief skill-building, and regular check-ins may find this approach useful. To begin, prospective clients use the site matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the online booking flow.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online work can help
Angela commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing impulsivity or ADHD-related struggles.She also draws from Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people who have experienced physical or emotional abuse. This approach moves at the client’s pace, focuses on stabilizing intense reactions, and teaches coping tools for distressing memories and triggers.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Angela treats therapy as a collaborative process and will review methods and options with each person. Together they decide which strategies match current needs and goals, and this plan can change as progress is made.
If you are considering sessions online, please confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a work break, sessions without needing travel time, or choosing audio-only when bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits often help people maintain regular appointments and apply skills in everyday routines.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, grief, and related challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, using goal-focused conversations and skill-building drawn from client-centered, cognitive, mindfulness, solution-focused, and trauma-informed methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience as a practicing therapist in Texas.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can I schedule sessions from another country?
She does not accept international clients, so sessions are provided only in her licensed jurisdiction.
How do fees and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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